IGT: 4/7/2012, Braves @ Mets, Game Two

[Edgy MD]

Jair Jurjenns vs. R.A. Dickey. Curacao vs. Kilimanjaro. Look for Kirk Nieuenhuis to get the call and make his big league debut starting and leading off.

[Ceetar]

METS
Tejada-SS,
Murphy-2B,
Wright-3B,
Davis-1B,
Bay-LF,
Duda-RF,
Thole-C,
Nieuwenhuis-CF,
Dickey-RHP.


7/8 position players homegrown. And Jason Bay did get a little watering down there.

Braves
Bourn 8,
Prado 7,
McCann 2,
Uggla 4,
Freeman 3,
Heyward 9,
Francisco 5,
Pastornicky 6,
Jurrjens 1.

Edited April 7, 2012 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

I don't have a Braves lineup yet, but expect a lot of (all?) lefties.

[ashie62]

I'm Captain Kirk Nieuwenhuis! Phasers on stun!

[Ceetar]

The weirdest 1-2-3 inning you'll see in a while. Way too shallow by Bay and a double drops in, 6-3 advances the runner.

Then a passed ball by Thole is retrieved in time for the 2-1 putout with a nice tag and then Mccann flies out to LF.

[ashie62]

Figured you'd be at the game Ceetar..

[ashie62]

KABOOM

David Wright

[Ceetar]

Ashie62 wrote: Figured you'd be at the game Ceetar..

I wish. next one's Tuesday.

[nymr83]

Chag Sameach from David Wright! And thankfully no Met games during seders this year!

What did Murphy just do??

[Ceetar]

Nymr83 wrote: Chag Sameach from David Wright! And thankfully no Met games during seders this year! What did Murphy just do??

I think that was Tejada getting in the way. Made Murphy hesitate.

[Gwreck]

KABOOM! for Lucas Duda.

[ashie62]

Zippity Doo Dah!

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Was looking at the replay for the Wright kaboom and was having trouble seeing where it landed in the Mo-Zone. Was that the first new-fence homer?

[Gwreck]

Duda's homer: would not have been a homer with the old dimensions. Wright's would have.

Also, thanks Phil Cuzzi for Nieuwenheis' first major league hit.

[Gwreck]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Was looking at the replay for the Wright kaboom and was having trouble seeing where it landed in the Mo-Zone. Was that the first new-fence homer?

Nope, it landed in the bullpen.

[nymr83]

Captain Kirk beats one out, way to hustle!

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Gwreck wrote: metsguyinmichigan wrote: Was looking at the replay for the Wright kaboom and was having trouble seeing where it landed in the Mo-Zone. Was that the first new-fence homer? Nope, it landed in the bullpen.

Ah! makes sense. I was looking at it with the MLB At Bat ap and it was hard to tell.

[Ceetar]

via Metsblog (presumably Michael Baron)

[Ceetar]

Dickey fails to sneak a fastball by Prado and we're tied.

Oh well, I guess we're not going to allow no runs all season.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'm on radio here. Is nieuwy in 9 or 22?

[Ceetar]

Mets take it back on a Thole single off Livan. 3-2 going to bottom-5.

9 for Nieuwenhuis, who just tapped out to short to end the inning.

[nymr83]

Murphy had a single off the wall just now, double to the mo-zone last year. Wright follows with a single, a passed ball makes it 2nd and 3rd. Do you walk Ike to get to Bay here? Livan opting not to so far...

On 2-0, 3 straight curve balls for strikes (the 3rd was fouled) then ball 3 on a fastball and another curveball for strike 3 looking. Don't underestimate Livan's veteran savy!

[nymr83]

Wright fielding the bunt well!

Izzy taught Parnell a knuckle-curve and he ditched the slider? Wow I really didn't pay attention last year

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Oh, and that knuckle-curve? It's bee-yoo-tiful.

Bobby looks NASty.

[Ceetar]

Duda blasts one into the Mo Zone. HR #2. on pace for 162 or so.

and now Nieuwenhuis with a hard hit single to right.

[nymr83]

Duda with his 2nd homer!

And how about Kirk's 2nd hit of the day?

Let's go mets!!

[Edgy MD]

So does Duda.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

From the Punch Bowl Turds Dept.: the HRs are nice and all, but the Mets are now 2-for-16 (or 17, I lost count) with RISP on the year.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Rauch looks like he sells speed, but he seems to deal exclusively in junk.

Also, he throws a lot of off-speed pitches.

[Edgy MD]

Thirteen pitches for Parnell. Pleh.